Ironing-table.



L. H. STAGNER.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION mzn APR. H, 1916.

1518?,196. I Patented Juneis, 1916.

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LEWIS H. STAGNEB, OF RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF '10 LANDONT. WILSON, OF RICHMOND, KENTUCKY.

IRONING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed April 11, 1916. Serial No. 90,488.

To all whom 2'25 may concern.

Be it known that I, Lnwis H. STAGNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Madison and State of Kentucky,have invented new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a folding ironing table wherein the supportingmembers for the table top are so arranged and connected therewith as torequire very little manual effort to enable the table to be set up orcollapsed, as the occasion may require.

Another object of the invention is to provide the device with a barwhich co-acts with the supporting legs connected with the table top insupporting said top in a horizontal position, said bar being moved intotop supporting position through the weight of the prop legs connectedtherewith and with the supporting legs.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing table havingsupporting legs upon which the prop legs and top supporting bar may beso mounted, that when the table is set up and the supporting legs heldin a. vertical position, a slight pressure upon one end of the table topwill free the same from contact with the supporting bar and allow theprop legs through the action of gravity to move the parts to foldedposition.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novelcombination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, although no restriction is necessarily made to theprecise details of construction therein shown, as changes, alterations,and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to whendesired.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of an iron ing table constructed inaccordance with the invention and showing the table in set up position.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the table showing the supporting legs in averwherein pressure upon one end thereof has released the top supportingbar from con-.

tact therewith. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the table showing the samein a vertical position with the prop legs and top sup porting bar infolded position.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates anironing board or top, one end of which is reduced and rounded, as at 2to provide oppositely diverging-side edges 3 which extend for thegreater portion of the length of the top 1. The top 1 near its other endis provided on its under-face with a transversely extending cleat 4:. Ablock 5 is secured to the underface of the top 1 between its ends andhas an inclined bottom face 6 to provide a shoulder 7 at one end of theblock.

Spaced and parallel supporting legs 8 are arranged beneath the board 1with each leg having an end provided with a recess 9 in which isreceived an end on a bar 10 secured to and extending transverselybetween the legs 8 and having connected therewith hinges 11 which arealso connected with the under-face of the cleat 4, a second bar 12 hasits respective ends secured to the legs 8 near the other ends thereonand coacts with the bar 10 in holding said legs in spaced relation. Across-piece 13 is secured to the legs 8 between the bars 10 and 12.

A shaft 14 extends transversely between the legs 8 and has itsrespective ends secured therein, said shaft having mounted to turnthereon prop legs 15 secured to which at opposite ends and upon oppositesides are cross-strips 16 and 17, the strips 16 being so arranged thatwhen the prop legs 15 are turned about their pivotal connection with theshaft 1 1 they may be positioned in alinement with the legs 8 and with aside edge on each bar contacting with the cross-bar 12 on the legs 8which limits the turning movement of the prop legs in one direction. Thecross-strip 17 has its ends extended beyond the sides of the prop legs15, so that when the prop legs are moved to set up position, theextending ends on the cross-strip 17 will contact with the side edges onthe legs 8 to which the cross-bar 12 is connected and hold said legs insupporting position. One end 18 on the crossstrip 17 extends beyond theadjacent prop leg for a considerable distance to serve as a handle bymeans of which the prop legs may be turned about their pivotalconnection with the shaft 14.

A top supporting bar 19 is hingedly connected between its ends with thecross-piece 13 and has one end beveled, as at 20 for contact with thetop 1 and its other end connected with the cross-strip 17 by means of alink 21, which is rendered adjustable by means of a turn buckle 22. Itwill, of course, be understood that if found desirable, the turn bucklemay be dispensed with and the respective ends of the link pivotallyconnected with the strip 17 and the top supporting bar 19 as now shown.

When the ironing table is in the position shown in Fig. 1 in the drawingand it is desired to collapse the same, the supporting legs 8 are movedto a vertical position as shown in Fig. 2 in the drawing, with the legs8 in this position, pressure upon the hinged end of the top will releasethe beveled end of the supporting bar 19 from engagement with theshoulder 7 on the block 5, at which time the prop legs 15 are free toturn about their pivotal connection with the shaft 14 through the weightof said legs and such turning movement of the prop legs moving thesupporting bar 19 to a folded position by means of its connection withthe cross-strip 17.

1V ith reference'to Fig. 3 in the drawing, it will be seen that the endsof the supporting legs 8 to which the cross-bar 12 is connected extendsbelow the rounded end of the top 1 and the ends of the prop legs towhich the cross-strip 16 is connected, so that when it is desired to setup the table and the supporting legs are held in a vertical position,the end 18 on the cross-strip 17 may be pressed in the direction of thetop 1 to swing the prop legs about their pivotal connection with theshaft 1-1 and raise the bar 19 into contact with the top 1 behind theshoulder 7 on the block 5. Vith the parts in this position, thesupporting legs may be tilted until the ends of the prop legs engagedwith the support at which time the top 1 will be in a horizontalposition, thus requiring very little effort to set up the table orcollapse the same in comparison to the structures of this character nowin use.

Through the above described arrangement of the supporting leg, the propleg, and supporting bar, it will be noted that the reduced end of thetop 1 extends sufliciently far beyond the bar 19 to enable skirts,shirts, or the like, to have the board inserted therein withoutrequiring the raising of the board for this purpose,

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is at once apparent that an ironing table hasbeen provided which requires very little manual effort to move the partsto set up position or to collapse the same and also that an ironingtable has been provided which through its simplicity in construct-ion ischeap of manufacture and highly efficient in use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An ironing table comprising a top, supporting legs hingedly connectedat one end with the top, prop legs pivotally connected with thesupporting legs between their ends, a bar hingedly connected between itsends with the supporting legs and having an end for contact with thetop, a cross-strip on the prop legs for contact with the supportinglegs, and a link terminally connected with said bar and the cross-strip.

2. A folding ironing table comprising a top, supporting legs hingedlyconnected with the top, a bar hingedly connected between its ends withthe supporting legs and having an end for contact with said top, a linkconnected with said bar, prop legs pivotally connected with thesupporting legs, a cross-strip connected with the prop legs and link,and an extending end on said cross-strip adapted to serve as a handlewhereby the prop legs may be turned about their pivotal connection withthe supporting legs to cause the end on said bar to contact with thetop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS H. STAGNER. Witnesses J. W. Cuooxn, S. P. DEARLUVAGE.

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